The Avengers and the X-Men join forces to defeat the Phoenix-possessed Cyclops and Emma Frost and a legendary character falls in the battle in Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book to the specialty market in September 2012.

DC Comics' "Zero Month" gave the publisher nine spots in September's top ten. The publisher's top book was Batman #0 at #2, followed by Justice League #0 at #3, Green Lantern #0 at #4, Detective Comics #0 at #5, Action Comics #0 at #6, Batman: The Dark Knight #0 at #7, Batman and Robin #0 at #8, Earth 2 #0 at #9, and Batman, Incorporated #0 at #10.

Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #102 was Image Comics' top book for September at #102.

Dark Horse Comics' top book in September was Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #13 at #85.

Rounding out the top ten, IDW Publishing's Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #5 crossover was the publisher's top book for the month at #104.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2012

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DOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEM CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

1

106.88

JUL120528-M

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #11

$3.99

MAR

2

2

100.00

JUL120154-M

BATMAN #0

$3.99

DC

3

3

80.40

JUL120123-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #0

$3.99

DC

4

6

57.43

JUL120173-M

GREEN LANTERN #0

$2.99

DC

5

4

53.69

JUL120159-M

DETECTIVE COMICS #0

$3.99

DC

6

5

50.22

JUL120142-M

ACTION COMICS #0

$3.99

DC

7

14

46.58

JUL120162-M

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #0

$2.99

DC

8

20

44.17

JUL120164

BATMAN AND ROBIN #0

$2.99

DC

9

21

44.14

JUL120135-M

EARTH 2 #0

$2.99

DC

10

22

42.23

JUL120150-M

BATMAN INCORPORATED #0

$2.99

DC

11

23

39.11

JUL120127-M

AQUAMAN #0

$2.99

DC

12

24

38.64

JUL120146-M

SUPERMAN #0

$2.99

DC

13

8

38.19

JUL120542

UNCANNY X-MEN #18

$3.99

MAR

14

7

38.18

JUL120556

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #693

$3.99

MAR

15

10

37.44

JUL120545

AVENGERS #30

$3.99

MAR

16

9

37.34

JUL120557

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #694

$3.99

MAR

17

28

36.34

JUL120131-M

FLASH #0

$2.99

DC

18

11

36.24

JUL120544

NEW AVENGERS #30

$3.99

MAR

19

12

35.68

JUL120546

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #16

$3.99

MAR

20

13

35.20

JUL120110-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

21

15

34.98

JUL120547

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #17

$3.99

MAR

22

26

34.31

JUL120119-M

TALON #0 [*]

$2.99

DC

23

16

34.15

JUL120107-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

24

25

34.07

JUL120522

WALKING DEAD #102 (MR) [*]

$2.99

IMA

25

17

34.03

JUL120113-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

26

32

33.92

JUL120168

NIGHTWING #0

$2.99

DC

27

19

33.55

JUL120560-M

SPIDER-MEN #5

$3.99

MAR

28

18

33.39

JUL120116-M

BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

29

35

32.22

JUL120167

BATGIRL #0

$2.99

DC

30

36

31.79

JUL120129-M

WONDER WOMAN #0

$2.99

DC

31

39

30.22

JUL120197-M

TEEN TITANS #0

$2.99

DC

32

38

30.22

JUL120176

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #0

$2.99

DC

33

41

29.84

JUL120177-M

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #0

$2.99

DC

34

27

28.14

JUL120611

UNCANNY X-FORCE #31

$3.99

MAR

35

45

27.32

JUL120137-M

WORLDS FINEST #0

$2.99

DC

36

48

27.26

JUL120625-M

HIT-GIRL #3 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

37

50

26.62

JUL120165-M

BATWOMAN #0

$2.99

DC

38

29

26.16

JUL120566

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #14

$3.99

MAR

39

31

25.83

JUN120142-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #12

$3.99

DC

40

30

25.83

JUL120567

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #15

$3.99

MAR

41

58

25.63

JUL120183

SWAMP THING #0

$2.99

DC

42

61

25.24

JUL120172

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #0

$2.99

DC

43

33

25.08

JUL120619-M

WOLVERINE #313

$3.99

MAR

44

62

24.99

JUL120171

CATWOMAN #0

$2.99

DC

45

63

24.86

JUL120179

RED LANTERNS #0

$2.99

DC

46

64

24.46

JUL120182

ANIMAL MAN #0

$2.99

DC

47

34

24.44

JUL120551

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #7

$3.99

MAR

48

65

23.75

JUL120586

DAREDEVIL #18

$2.99

MAR

49

59

23.05

JUL120120-M

PHANTOM STRANGER #0 [*]

$2.99

DC

50

67

23.01

JUL120612

X-MEN LEGACY #273

$2.99

MAR

51

37

22.99

JUL120548

SECRET AVENGERS #31

$3.99

MAR

52

40

22.65

JUL120558

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #12

$3.99

MAR

53

69

22.60

JUL120589

FANTASTIC FOUR #610

$2.99

MAR

54

71

22.46

JUL120613

X-MEN LEGACY #274

$2.99

MAR

55

72

22.01

JUL120149

SUPERGIRL #0

$2.99

DC

56

74

21.90

JUL120180

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #0

$2.99

DC

57

42

21.89

JUL120571

CAPTAIN AMERICA #17

$3.99

MAR

58

43

21.64

JUL120577

INCREDIBLE HULK #14

$3.99

MAR

59

44

21.63

JUL120576

INCREDIBLE HULK #13

$3.99

MAR

60

81

21.44

JUL120588

HAWKEYE #2

$2.99

MAR

61

76

21.06

JUL120382-M

HAPPY #1

$2.99

IMA

62

46

20.47

JUL120617

X-MEN #35

$3.99

MAR

63

47

20.44

JUL120618

X-MEN #36

$3.99

MAR

64

78

20.36

JUL120192

SUICIDE SQUAD #0

$2.99

DC

65

79

20.34

JUL120148

SUPERBOY #0

$2.99

DC

66

49

20.07

JUL120605-M

FIRST X-MEN #2

$3.99

MAR

67

73

19.83

JUL120122-M

TEAM 7 #0 [*]

$2.99

DC

68

51

19.79

JUL120578

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #524

$3.99

MAR

69

52

19.73

JUL120579

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #525

$3.99

MAR

70

80

19.53

JUL120170

BIRDS OF PREY #0

$2.99

DC

71

53

19.50

JUL120569

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #16

$3.99

MAR

72

55

19.41

JUL120568

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #15

$3.99

MAR

73

54

19.35

JUL120580

MIGHTY THOR #19

$3.99

MAR

74

56

19.31

JUL120609

ASTONISHING X-MEN #54

$3.99

MAR

75

57

19.27

JUL120581

MIGHTY THOR #20

$3.99

MAR

76

82

19.21

JUL120563-M

VENOM #24

$2.99

MAR

77

83

19.06

JUL120590

FF #22

$2.99

MAR

78

85

18.23

JUL120603

DEADPOOL #60

$2.99

MAR

79

87

18.22

JUL120608

GAMBIT #3

$2.99

MAR

80

86

18.15

JUL120134

GREEN ARROW #0

$2.99

DC

81

88

18.11

JUL120604

DEADPOOL #61

$2.99

MAR

82

91

17.34

JUL120559

SCARLET SPIDER #9

$2.99

MAR

83

66

17.29

JUL120570

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #16

$3.99

MAR

84

60

17.22

JUL120121-M

SWORD OF SORCERY #0 [*]

$3.99

DC

85

94

16.52

JUL120046-M

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #13

$2.99

DAR

86

97

16.49

JUL120574

WINTER SOLDIER #10

$2.99

MAR

87

75

16.22

JUL120194

ALL STAR WESTERN #0

$3.99

DC

88

101

16.17

JUL120575

WINTER SOLDIER #11

$2.99

MAR

89

100

16.12

JUL120565

VENOM #25

$2.99

MAR

90

102

15.84

JUL120585

CAPTAIN MARVEL #4

$2.99

MAR

91

103

15.64

JUN120698

X-TREME X-MEN #3

$2.99

MAR

92

104

15.37

JUL120181

DIAL H #0

$2.99

DC

93

107

15.22

JUL120554

AVENGERS ACADEMY #36

$2.99

MAR

94

70

15.20

JUL121254-M

X-O MANOWAR #5

$3.99

VAL

95

106

15.18

JUL120549

DARK AVENGERS #180

$2.99

MAR

96

109

15.09

JUL120607

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #7

$2.99

MAR

97

110

14.72

JUL120550

DARK AVENGERS #181

$2.99

MAR

98

111

14.71

JUL120555

AVENGERS ACADEMY #37

$2.99

MAR

99

114

14.43

JUL120610

X-TREME X-MEN #4

$2.99

MAR

100

115

14.33

JUL120196

RAVAGERS #0

$2.99

DC

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